Dating from the Golden Age of American Farming, this volume is both atribute to days gone by and a resource for present day homeowners, farmers, an...
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Aug 07, 2009
Sarah
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Published originally in 1909 and reissued in 1996, Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by Rolfe Cobleigh was once a helpful how-to manual on the basics of running a homestead. It's now an interesting look back in time for the most part.
The book was reissued by James R. Babb when he decided to give up urban life for something far more rural. He needed something to guide him and Hand Farm Devices... was one of the books he found. Thinking that there might be other ex-urbanites look More...
The book was reissued by James R. Babb when he decided to give up urban life for something far more rural. He needed something to guide him and Hand Farm Devices... was one of the books he found. Thinking that there might be other ex-urbanites look More...
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Jun 18, 2008
I just opened my box from Amazon about 47 seconds ago, and this book was in it. I flipped through and landed on page 55, which has the heading "Washes while reading." The drawing is of a pedal powered wash tub. I'm in love.
The book is small, but full of time- and energy-saving ideas for the farm (or my garden, right?). The illustrations are simple, and there are no explicit details on how to build the devices, just simple instructions and sometimes an illustration of the com More...
The book is small, but full of time- and energy-saving ideas for the farm (or my garden, right?). The illustrations are simple, and there are no explicit details on how to build the devices, just simple instructions and sometimes an illustration of the com More...
Jul 25, 2009
Lots of info. great pictures. Truly useful for someone who is homesteading with limitied income.
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